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Just curious.  Perhaps this is a personal question.  Which one do you feel most suits you?  

Personally, I'm going to choose "Omnivore" as I have love Chomper and Litltefoot and Ruby totally and reject Egg Stealer as I'm against abortion.  

(Note: If you choose omnivore, you can still be bad, as you could be a Domehead.)  



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I sympathise with leafeaters the most.
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I'm not sure if I can really choose any type, personally. Hmm, but if I had to pick a type that I'd want to be, then I would likely choose carnivore. I'm more fascinated by meat-eaters than plant-eaters, and I sympathize with them more due to the misconception that people have that "Herbivores are friendly. Carnivores are mean", which certainly isn't true. In real life, herbivores are still deadly, sometimes more so. In Africa, among the most dangerous animal is the herbivorous hippo, which snaps crocs in half and are known to attack humans, even chasing them down and drowning them.

One should remember that any wild animal can be dangerous and lethal, and its diet has nothing to do with it. If you go in nature thinking that plant-eaters are peaceful and friendly, then you are in for a world of hurt. Just because it won't eat you doesn't mean it won't hurt you.


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If I were in the LBT universe, an herbivore; what I'm usually drawn to: carnivores


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Quote from: DarkHououmon,Dec 29 2014 on  07:39 AM
I'm not sure if I can really choose any type, personally. Hmm, but if I had to pick a type that I'd want to be, then I would likely choose carnivore. I'm more fascinated by meat-eaters than plant-eaters, and I sympathize with them more due to the misconception that people have that "Herbivores are friendly. Carnivores are mean", which certainly isn't true. In real life, herbivores are still deadly, sometimes more so. In Africa, among the most dangerous animal is the herbivorous hippo, which snaps crocs in half and are known to attack humans, even chasing them down and drowning them.

One should remember that any wild animal can be dangerous and lethal, and its diet has nothing to do with it. If you go in nature thinking that plant-eaters are peaceful and friendly, then you are in for a world of hurt. Just because it won't eat you doesn't mean it won't hurt you.
I know that.  I'd much rather be around Chomper than Sierra (or even Topps for that matter)  :wow

I know my brother would be a Sharptooth as he pretty much hates green food.


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I shouldn't even have to answer this question, everyone here already figured it out by now. :p
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Bothteeth or Halfteeth are arguably the worst of the worst actually.

Consider, a Bothtooth race called "human" caused the Holocaust and wiped out hundreds of species over the centuries.  No Sharptooth could do that.  Heck, no hippo could do that either.  

Actually, that's why I'd like the ultimate LBT villain to be an omnivore.  True, we could have sweet, cute, adorable, pretty Ruby to show the good side of the human race, so to speak, but we also need a Hitler type as the bad guy.  



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Bothteeth or Halfteeth are arguably the worst of the worst actually.

Actually, being an omnivore confers a rather significant advantage when food resources are low (such as after an extinction level event).  It is usually the generalists that survive such cataclysms, not the specialists.

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Consider, a Bothtooth race called "human" caused the Holocaust and wiped out hundreds of species over the centuries. No Sharptooth could do that. Heck, no hippo could do that either.

A halftooth species called "human" also created the great civilizations of the world, including all of their technology, music, art, philosophy, and other works.  No hippo can do that either.  It is a bit myopic to look upon a species by only considering its worst aspects.

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Actually, that's why I'd like the ultimate LBT villain to be an omnivore. True, we could have sweet, cute, adorable, pretty Ruby to show the good side of the human race, so to speak, but we also need a Hitler type as the bad guy.

It actually would be a neat idea to show an evil oviraptor in a film as a malicious counterpoint to Ruby.  However, I don't think that many viewers would get the implication that omnivore species = representation of humanity.  After all, omnivores have been shown before (in the case of Ozzy and Strut) and that implication was not apparent.

As for the sharptooth versus herbivore decision, I would choose a (probable) omnivore called Troodon, as it was believed to be the most intelligent of the dinosaurs on the basis of its cranial structure.  If I could not be an omnivore, then I would probably choose to be an apex predator.  What can I say, meat is tasty.  :p


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How is an omnivore the "worst of the worst", LittlefootAndAliTogether? As Rhombus pointed out, omnivores have the biggest advantage when it comes to survival. More food is available to us, so when cataclysms strike, omnivores have an increased chance to survive.

Believe it or not, the specialists would suffer the most and more immediate than the generalists. Let me give you an example.

Smilodon had big, sharp teeth. Huge canines unlike the world has seen since. It is believed to have hunted mammoths. The smilodons were good at what they did, and were likely one of the very few predators who could hunt mammoths. But then mammoths began to die out, along with other large prey, and suddenly smilodon has no prey left to hunt. Its teeth are so big, it can't even bite a rabbit. Thus, they die off. But its smaller cousins, who don't have big teeth, still thrive.

I don't think you should judge all ominvores as "worst of the worst" just because of the actions of one species. And I should point out that humans aren't the only species tha commit atrocities. Many many species commit horrific acts. Nature is red in tooth and claw. It is not the peaceful, cheery place you see in cartoons. It's far more violent and unforgiving and harsh. Here's a list of some atrocities you will find in nature.

-Ants wage wars with each other and will enslave the losers.
-Male lions will kill cubs that aren't their own when they take over a pride.
-Dolphins have been known to brutally kill porpoises just because they can.
-Shark embryos will literally swim around and eat their brothers and sisters, ensuring only they are born.
-The sea louse is eaten alive by her own children.

And that's not even scratching the surface.


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Quote from: rhombus,Dec 29 2014 on  08:59 PM
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Bothteeth or Halfteeth are arguably the worst of the worst actually.

Actually, being an omnivore confers a rather significant advantage when food resources are low (such as after an extinction level event).  It is usually the generalists that survive such cataclysms, not the specialists.

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Consider, a Bothtooth race called "human" caused the Holocaust and wiped out hundreds of species over the centuries. No Sharptooth could do that. Heck, no hippo could do that either.

A halftooth species called "human" also created the great civilizations of the world, including all of their technology, music, art, philosophy, and other works.  No hippo can do that either.  It is a bit myopic to look upon a species by only considering its worst aspects.

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Actually, that's why I'd like the ultimate LBT villain to be an omnivore. True, we could have sweet, cute, adorable, pretty Ruby to show the good side of the human race, so to speak, but we also need a Hitler type as the bad guy.

It actually would be a neat idea to show an evil oviraptor in a film as a malicious counterpoint to Ruby.  However, I don't think that many viewers would get the implication that omnivore species = representation of humanity.  After all, omnivores have been shown before (in the case of Ozzy and Strut) and that implication was not apparent.

As for the sharptooth versus herbivore decision, I would choose a (probable) omnivore called Troodon, as it was believed to be the most intelligent of the dinosaurs on the basis of its cranial structure.  If I could not be an omnivore, then I would probably choose to be an apex predator.  What can I say, meat is tasty.  :p
Actually, the special advantages of being omnivore are what made my ideal finale villain so sinister.  He noticed this and decided that the dino world would only be right if omnivores ruled it, figuring that a spike in the climate could damage Sharpteeth and Flatteeth alike but that Bothteeth would be able to weather it the easiest and thus, for a "safe and secure society", they should rule it.  

He was going to have Red Claw rule the Sharpteeth, Sierra rule the Flatteeth, and Ozzy rule the Egg Stealers.  They were all going to be his puppets.  

However, Chomper, the Gang of Five, Ruby, and Strut, among others, worked against them there.  

The message of that one was that each kind had a choice of being either bad or good.  That nobody was "born that way" (a little sneaky bash against a certain message from a certain group that uses that phrase.)  

The interesting thing though, in my fanfic, is that the Benedict Arnolds turn out to be the Domeheads in a way, as both the ones in the Great Valley and out (i.e. the Land of Mists and the Mountains that Burn) wanted this new world order.   (Note: One thinks the Domeheads are Bothteeth as some are singing Creepy Crawlies with the dinos in the Great Valley yet others are  attacking Cera in the Mountains that Burn and others are chasing Egg Stealers in the Land of Mists.)  

Also, I have Ruby, a Ruby boyfriend, and Ruby's family, as well as a Sharptooth/Flattooth hybrid that represent good Bothteeth.  I'm no means anti-omnivore.  Just showing that, of all the kinds, they ARE capable of the most cruelty.  True, they can do great things, but they also can do terrible things.

I wasn't saying least advantages earlier, quite the contrary.  Just that the human race is responsible for the world's evil, not the lions (Sharpteeth) or the hippos (flatteeth) or even the mongooses (Egg Stealers).  

Also, I made Strut be nice too.  (He just needed to get away from his brother!   :angel  )

Also, the way I'd plan things, Chomper would eat Egg Stealers and Tickle Fuzzies and Hoppers and Fish.  That would allow him to avoid eating Flat Teeth.  If, on the other hand, things went south with Tickle Fuzzies (which it wouldn't) or Egg Stealers, he could always revert back to eating Flat Teeth (though he'd be kicked out of the Great Valley if he did that, but, still, it's an option.   :nyah  )

Anyway, Chomper ate hardwater sweets in "Through the Eyes of a Spiketail" (unless I missaw something or Spike missaw something.  He may be the first Bothtooth Tyrannosaurus.  Way to go Chomper!   :lol  :lol  )  



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Bothtooth, pretty obvious that they have an advantage during famine for one, also they have the potential to go After sharp teeth in theory anyway so they could be the best protectors. They as mentioned above also have more freedom of choice to be either good or a villain. I'd choose good but a bit viligantae sort of a Dino/dragon batman in a way  :p


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I admit, a Bothtooth that chose the Sharptooth way would certainly be a very evil dino indeed.  (Not that eating meat if you're  a Bothtooth makes you bad, as Ruby eats clams.)  If a Bothtooth were to eat Longnecks, not out of hunger, but out of meanness or whatnot, that Bothtooth would be quite a villain for Littlefoot to face, especially as he might not see an attack coming.

Personally, I'd be a Bothtooth too but have an understanding of Sharpteeth that many Flatteeth lacked.


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The Sharptooth type suits me better.

Because... it matches my personality :lol:




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Being a Sharptooth doesn't suit me.  Yes, my favorite LBT character is a Sharptooth, but, well, blood makes me queasy.